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Textile fragment with bands of rectangles and diamond-shapes, probably from a garment

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    • currently in research collection

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  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    A long narrow band and remains of three additional bands at right angles, all with the same design of three diagonal lines alternating with rectangles filled with two very small diamonds.

    There may be the remains of a selvedge along one narrow side. The fragment is probably from the hem line of a garment.

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